Crashed TVR Tuscan, Gateshead, Anyone here?

[pbirkett]

Spotted a TVR Tuscan, looks like it had a nasty crash going towards the A1 through the Teams, just after the Redheugh bridge. 2 cop cars, the car was in quite a state.

Anyone here? I hope they were ok....

[WYSIWYG]

Me

[TimW]

Very sad to hear.. How did it happen?? is it a write off or Cat C? Cat D?

>> Edited by TimW on Friday 1st July 14:00

[The Surveyor]

You poor bugger

I hope your OK.

[WYSIWYG]

Hope its a write off, don't really want it back. The back end stepped out in the wet but thought I caught it then the front left caught the keb and catapulted me across the carriageway and in to the barrier.

[Byff]

Nasty. That's happened to me once but fortunately, I just missed the kerb, so avoided the costly part and just spoiled my pants.

I hope you walked away from it ok.

[WYSIWYG]

Yeah, walked away without so much as a scratch, goes to show these things are stronger and safer than people make out.

[The Surveyor]

They crashed enought racing Tuscans to know how to engineer the chassis to make sure the diver is safe. I found out the hard way when i smashed up my Griffith.... front end smashed, back end gone, drivers door off... daughter and i stepped out without a scratch, which is the main thing.

Hope you have a protected NCB on the insurance, i was fed to the wolves when i bought the Chimaera and had to take out a new policy. Hope you have a calm weekend and get the car sorted out, be it repaired, or a satisfactory settlement.

Paul

[couger]

Nice to know youre OK, and not another A1, Team valley area bad'un, I wont drive along there at all, and havent for years its claimed so many people that stretch of road, hope you get back on the road soon

[mawds]

Good to hear you're OK

[dexy]

at least your ok ,shame bout the car u must be gutted ,hope you get sorted out .
cheers neil

[pbirkett]

Glad to hear your ok, it looked pretty bad from where i was, real shame to see such a nice car smashed up like that.

[minimax]

Byff said:

Nasty. That's happened to me once but fortunately, I just missed the kerb, so avoided the costly part and just spoiled my pants. I hope you walked away from it ok.

happened to chris (wildfire) too in his S down at team valley

hope the damage wallet wise and pride wise is not too bad, chin up

[WYSIWYG]

pbirkett said:

Glad to hear your ok, it looked pretty bad from where i was, real shame to see such a nice car smashed up like that.

Yeah it WAS a nice car and thanks to the well wishers. Pity not more people are like that, I was getting fed up with the points, laughs and general sarcatic comments from chavs as they drove by

[volvos70t5]

Sorry to hear of your 'off'. I don't mean this to sound patronising (I am sure it will as I can never word these things properly) but wondered if you had thought about some additional driver training?

IAM and RoSPA are excellent value for money - They teach a basic level of advanced driving.

[outy]

WYSIWYG said:

I was getting fed up with the points, laughs and general sarcatic comments from chavs as they drove by

Thats what happens when you choose Teams to crash your car.

Seriously tho, its good to know you were able to climb out without a scratch. Without sounding too much like a 'new age weirdo', fate can be a strange thing. I stepped out of a complete mash of metal up towards the Catcleugh (sp?) resevoir years ago, without a mark (sore for a day or 2 due to the impact). A week later a friend of my mothers crashed at the same point and was killed out right...car looked no worse than mine.

Can I ask - were you 'pressing on' or were you just floating along on an A-B kind of drive?

P~

[WYSIWYG]

volvos70t5 said:

Sorry to hear of your 'off'. I don't mean this to sound patronising (I am sure it will as I can never word these things properly) but wondered if you had thought about some additional driver training? IAM and RoSPA are excellent value for money - They teach a basic level of advanced driving.

Funnily enough I completed a Ride Drive session with Joe Snowball back in March and I wasn't pressing on either because it was wet

[outy]

The reason I asked about 'pressing on' was because I myself have come un-stuck in the past and its mostly when I am not pressing on. I think when you are travelling with a purpose, you are concentrating harder - paying more attentioin to the feel of the car and every little adjustment required - honed ready to tackle changes. When you are just floating from A-B, my mind tends to be a lot less on 'driving' and a lot more on what I need to do when I get there or what I need to do later, etc. Not necessarily as in-tune with the car or mentally prepared for the worst.

Does that make sense?

I think what I am getting at, is that sometimes driving quicker is actually a lot 'safer' as concentration levels are high and reaction times are cut.

P~

[volvos70t5]

WYSIWYG said:

volvos70t5 said: Sorry to hear of your 'off'. I don't mean this to sound patronising (I am sure it will as I can never word these things properly) but wondered if you had thought about some additional driver training? IAM and RoSPA are excellent value for money - They teach a basic level of advanced driving. Funnily enough I completed a Ride Drive session with Joe Snowball back in March and I wasn't pressing on either because it was wet

Fair enough but clearly 'something' went wrong given that you lost traction. The challenge is to identify it and rectify it so that you do not repeat it.

[WYSIWYG]

volvos70t5 said:

WYSIWYG said: volvos70t5 said: Sorry to hear of your 'off'. I don't mean this to sound patronising (I am sure it will as I can never word these things properly) but wondered if you had thought about some additional driver training? IAM and RoSPA are excellent value for money - They teach a basic level of advanced driving. Funnily enough I completed a Ride Drive session with Joe Snowball back in March and I wasn't pressing on either because it was wet Fair enough but clearly 'something' went wrong given that you lost traction. The challenge is to identify it and rectify it so that you do not repeat it.

Very philasophical!